New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-21
COWPERTHWAIT.
RELIGION AYD PUBLIC EDUCA7I0N
REPORT URGING ATTENTION To THE SUBJECT IN
THE PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD OF NEwYORK.

REPORT URGING ATTENTION To THE SUBJECT IN
THE PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD OF NEw-YoRK
AunCRS y. Y, oct. 2O-The Presbyterian synod
OF York state began its sessions at the First
Church Tuesday evening with some 300 clerical
and lay delegates PRESENT. Tho Rev. DIR. wallace, of
Boston, was cho-cn moderator. Yesterday several
wards in New.York City were added to the synod.
Tho Committee on Systematic Benevoleno reported
that in the last year the synod gave for benevolent
purposes &67O,474, an Increase OF $40,796 over the
amount given in tho previous year. Dr. Poor, for the
Board Of Education reported that DOS church societies
had been organized and IS had been suspended IN
the last year OF the of 1Os ministers, 80
from other bodies. To-day Temperance COM
miteo was chosen, comprising the Rev. A. T. Burgess
the Rev. c. Z. colt the Rev. II. l. Bachman, Elders
T. c. Elery and II. ID. Eastman
Tho report Of the Committee on Religion and
Fducation was unanimously adopted Tho committee
consists OF the following minister's The Rev David
G.. Wylie chairman; the licv. DIR. Leander T. Chamber
lain, the Rev. Abraham ;. Gardner, the Kew George
S. PaysOn, tho Rev. DR.. HOwaid Crosby, the Kew d.
Henry " MacCracscn, the Rev. Dr. c. H. Parhhulst'
with Elders Warner Van Norden. Professor j. j. Ste
venson E. F. Person and Theodore W. Dwight. Tho
committee was first appointed IN 1885 and last year
made an exhaustive report 10 the synod at Emha mo
report shows that there has recently been lcma Va
bic growth OF public opinion upon this question: tbat
II has come before many religious and other bodics
for consideration the last year; that the Govern
to look into tho question in different European and
American countries, and that Matthew Arnold made
speclal report to English Government upon ele-
mentary education. After going lIto the matter IN
this thorough manner tho committee bring forward
tho following recommendations to the synod:
That synod affirm conviction that our NATIONAL
yigor and permanenco qua anteed oniy by d re-
n5iJusy grounded morality. 49,, ..,. , -. =.
That without claiming l to DO the prov ince OF the
sbould vet confess belief that, IN order 10 tho
STATE, own interest, there should be In every schoo
maintained by the state the incubation VI s,ch n
,lrs of dependence upon God ana Obligation 10 MN
AS arc essential sound learning, SAFE character anu
wholesome citizenship. , .,,.., :.
THAT the synod should encourage the appointmehs
n, such e,ch'r> shall be III accord win the II 10
~ the second recommendation. and bring the entlIo
weight of lts influence to bear against WhdtcNe, ny
statement or suggestion, shall antaSOnlle The Claims
OF the cod upon whom we depend and TO whom wo
owa bligations. , , ,...,,
Tbaf yOur committee should be continued and shouu
have N Tor it duty communicate TO the synod what
eVer Information t be able to secure a. 10 Tho
nocv nursed in this particular In other Christian
cnrnfres and tho results respectively reached ana 10
.crutni,o and repOt upon whatever attempts may 10
made Ia introduce athcstie teaching INTO our pubio
That the SYNOD should instruct It's ministers publicly
"a rocornizo the difficulties In which the case II IN
yolvcd and bing those difficulties 10 pear a. ~ tn
argument for moro thorough, intelligent ana althiuI
RELIGIONS instruction ON the part OF the fanly' tho
| SUNDAY choul and the church. .,, -.
resolution offered by the Rev. D. &. MyIe' ursln;
! tho systematic study OF the Bble IN coIeGes ANN
/ universities. adopted